KARA&CONAL

BIG BRAINS
BIG ENERGY
BIG WORK

We’re Kara & Conal, the creative duo from Aotearoa,
New Zealand. Cannes Young Lions of 2025.

AwaRDS

  • 2025 FILM CATEGORY
    Gold

  • THE SPINOFF - THE LONG PLAY
    GOLD - 2026 - Design, Product Non-Tech
    BRONZE - 2026 - Branded Content Campaign
    BRONZE - 2026 - Direct, Physical
    FINALIST - 2026 - Innovation in Branded Content

    THE SPINOFF - FIND YOUR CORNER
    BRONZE - 2026 - Creative Use of Data in Direct
    SILVER - 2026 - OOH

    AAI - THE HOME INTRUDER
    BRONZE - 2026 – Film Craft, Animation

    McDONALD’S - YUM ONLY TAKES A MOMENT
    BRONZE - 2026 – OOH, Campaign

    EMERGING TALENT
    Kara - Finalist 2024 + 2025
    Conal - Finalist 2022

    FREYA’S - VARIETY IS GOOD
    FINALIST – 2025 – Film, Direction
    FINALIST – 2025 – Film, Casting

    L&P - MASA
    SILVER – 2023 – Mobile 
    SILVER – 2023 - Design, Product Non-tech​
    BRONZE – 2023 – Digi Campaign  
    BRONZE – 2022 – Visual Effects
    BRONZE – 2022 – Cinematography
    FINALIST – 2022 – Film 
    FINALIST – 2023 – Direct Digital

  • NEW BLOOD AWARDS 2020
    Penguin Shelfies - Wooden Pencil

  • MASA
    BRONZE – 2024 – Youth Marketing
    FINALIST – 2024 – Products
    BRONZE – 2022 – FMCG 

  • L&P - MASA
    BRONZE – 2022 – Film

  • L&P - MASA
    Interactive

    McDONALD’s - YUM ONLY TAKES A MOMENT
    Outdoor

    FREYA’S - VARIETY IS GOOD
    TV

  • McDONALD’s - YUM ONLY TAKES A MOMENT
    FINALIST - 2025 - Design Craft

    THE SPINOFF - FIND YOUR CORNER OF THE INTERNET
    FINALIST - 2025 - Value of Design
    FINALIST - 2025 - Digital Campaign
    FINALIST - 2025 - Design Communication
    FINALIST - 2025 - Colour

    FAIR FOOD - BRAND IDENTITY

    FINALIST - 2025 - Small Brand Identity

  • L&P - MASA
    FINALIST – 2022 – Craft – Visual Effects
    FINALIST – 2022 – Single

  • AA INSURANCE - THE HOME INTRUDER
    AD IMPACT AWARD 2025 - FILM

  • McDONALD’s - YUM ONLY TAKES A MOMENT
    GOLD – 2025 – Best use of data
    GOLD – 2025 – Best use of channel

    NEW WORLD - HOT CROSS BUNS
    GOLD – 2025 – Out of the Box